American League Division Series
1. New York Yankees vs. 5. Kansas City Royals
Continue readingFor the 94th year of the Midsummer Classic, baseball goes to Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. The last time the mid-summer classic was played in Arlington was in 1995. Now every year there is always a lot of discussion and some of it a little dated about how the teams are put together. No system will ever be perfect. Fans don’t always get it right and managers won’t either, nor the commissioner’s office. The fact that the players are able to vote for participants was a great choice and they know who is deserving. Regardless of who should or shouldn’t be in the game lets just accept that the best players will always be involved one way or another. Here are my all-stars keeping with the rules that every team be represented and a total of 32 players for each league.
AVG – Batting Average
ERA – Earned Run Average
HR – Home Runs
RBI – Runs Batted In
SV – Saves
BAA – Batting Average Against
WHIP – Walks/Hits Per Innings Pitched
K – Strikeouts
Stats are accurate as of July 13th
* – asterisk indicates starter
Continue reading* – indicates new to team
+ – indicates injury
1. Minnesota Twins
They are the clear cut best team with their overall roster construction in the division. If Royce Lewis and Byron Buxton stay healthy for a full season, look out.
2. Cleveland Guardians
They continue to doll out solid starting pitchers and their bullpen is among the best in baseball. Their lineup outside of Jose Ramirez has a lot of holes in it.
3. Detroit Tigers
They are poised to make a gigantic leap this season. The additions they made in the rotation could be the reason they make that leap in a weak division.
4. Kansas City Royals
A lot of moves were made that on the surface should result in them competing for a top spot in the Central. Yet, outside of Bobby Witt Jr. and Cole Ragans, we’ll have to wait and see what their teammates do before putting them any higher than fourth.
5. Chicago White Sox
It’s going to be a painful rebuild with a few more players likely to be dealt at some point this season.
Player to Watch: SS Bobby Witt Jr. – Kansas City Royals
Best Acquisition: P Kenta Maeda – Detroit Tigers
New Kid on the Block: SS Colson Montgomery – Chicago White Sox
Continue readingFor the 93rd year of the Midsummer Classic, baseball goes to T-Mobile Park in Seattle, Washington. The last time the mid-summer classic was played in Seattle was in 2001. Now every year there is always a lot of discussion and some of it a little dated about how the teams are put together. No system will ever be perfect. Fans don’t always get it right and managers won’t either, nor the commissioner’s office. The fact that the players are able to vote for participants was a great choice and they know who is deserving. Regardless of who should or shouldn’t be in the game lets just accept that the best players will always be involved one way or another. Here are my all-stars keeping with the rules that every team be represented and a total of 32 players for each league.
Continue readingMLB Awards
NL MVP – SS Trea Turner – Philadelphia Phillies
AL MVP – 3B Jose Ramirez – Cleveland Guardians
NL Cy Young – Corbin Burnes – Milwaukee Brewers
AL Cy Young – Shohei Ohtani – Los Angeles Angels
NL Rookie of the Year – OF Corbin Carroll – Arizona Diamondbacks
AL Rookie of the Year – P Grayson Rodriguez – Baltimore Orioles
NL Manager of the Year – Brian Snitker – Atlanta Braves
AL Manager of the Year – Terry Francona – Cleveland Guardians
Postseason Projections
NL Division Winners – Braves, Padres, Brewers
NL Wild Card Winners – Phillies, Dodgers, Cardinals
AL Division Winners – Astros, Guardians, Yankees
AL Wild Card Winners – Blue Jays, Rays, Mariners
NLCS – Padres over Phillies
ALCS – Yankees over Astros
World Series – Padres over Yankees